Page 26 of Rum & Coke

“You don’t want him to sleep tonight, do you?” She chuckled.

“He’s not in my room,” I teased.

“If he’s up, I’ll make sure you are too for feeding him all this sugar.” Colton had already had a hot dog and a soda, and he was getting now cotton candy. I didn’t think it was so bad. I wanted nachos myself.

“It’s what you do when you’re at a game,” I stated.

“I guess.” She laughed and opened the clear bag. Tessa tore off a chunk of the pink spun sugar and handed it to me. I took a small piece, got in front of Colton the best I could, what with being on the bleachers, and stuck it onto his lips. “Mmmm, cotton candy.” I stuck the rest into my mouth and watched as Colton’s little tongue slipped out, tasting the sugar candy. His eyes widened with surprise. “It’s good, right, Colton?” He blinked in response, and I smiled as I returned to my seat.

“You really are good with him,” Tessa stated.

“I’ve learned a lot of behavior strategies. We’ll get him there.”

She smiled a warm smile. The sweet smell of cotton candy blew in the wind, reminding me of what she smelled like when she gave me the two lap dances. I cleared my throat and adjusted myself before turning my attention back to the game.

“Want some more?” she asked, extending another chunk.

I took the piece from her and stuck it into my mouth. It melted to nothing almost instantly, and all I was left with was a sweet aftertaste. Leaning back, I crooked my finger, asking for her to move closer to me behind Colton. She did, and I whispered into her ear, “Do you taste like cotton candy too?”

Her blue eyes widened. “What?” she whispered, only a few inches from my face.

I leaned in again. “You smell like cotton candy, Tess. I want to know if you taste like it too.”

She pulled back slightly again, both of us still balancing our weight behind Colton. Our gazes locked and slowly, not able to hold back my inner feelings for her any longer, I brought my mouth closer to hers, wanting to get my first taste of her lips. Wanting to find out if she was as sweet as spun sugar. Just as our mouths were within millimeters of each other, there was a crack of the bat, and everyone around us stood as though the ball was hit at us. The moment was lost as we stood quickly and turned our attention to the field just as a ball flew above us. Someone on the Giants had hit a home run and put them in the lead.

“I like my steak cooked to medium.” Tessa smirked up at me.

I grinned. “We still have four and half more innings. The evening’s still young.”

So, the Dodgers lost.

I’d normally be bummed, but I’d never been so happy to lose a bet in my entire life. Okay, maybe Iwaspissed the Dodgers lost, but the season was still early, and the Dodgers and Giants played each other a bunch of times. I planned to make a bet with each game.

By the time we got back to the hotel, we were all exhausted. Colton did amazing, and I was proud of him for being able to be around a shitload of people without any problem. Granted, he didn’t talk to anyone, focused mainly on his iPad except when a new batter would get up. That was okay. I knew it was progress from what Tessa had told me.

“Get some sleep. Check out’s at noon, and we can leave then if you’d like,” I whispered after putting a sleeping Colton into bed. The sugar had done nothing to him because once we were in the car, he was out.

Tessa yawned. “That works.”

There was a brief moment of silence. I wanted to try kissing her again. I hadn’t been able to think of much else since the moment we almost did. But instead, I walked to the door and opened it. “See you in the morning. Good night.”

“Good night,” Tessa replied right behind me.

I turned around and she was looking up at me with her blue eyes. An image of her looking up at me as she sucked my dick flashed through my head. I couldn’t wait any longer, I needed to know what her lips felt like, what they tasted like.

Fuck it. I was going to do it.

Even though she’d told me she only wanted to be friends, I was going to kiss her and show her I wanted more. I liked being with her. I loved getting to know Colton, and I didn’t want to spend a day without seeing them.

We stared at each other as Tessa held the door open. I licked my lips, she swallowed hard, and I leaned down just as my phone in my pocket started to ring.

“Fuck,” I muttered and pulled it out of my pocket. Once again, the moment was lost. “It’s Paul,” I said out loud.

She smiled warmly up at me. “I’ll see you in the morning.”

I nodded and swiped my screen to answer it as I walked toward my door. “Yo.”

“I’m getting married!” Paul shouted into my ear.